Douglas_Knight comments on Open thread for December 17-23, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 17 December 2013 11:17:45PM 2 points [-]

Almost everyone finds an explicit refusal to answer offputting. Don't do it. But that doesn't mean that you should actually answer. Usually a good choice is to answer a different question, such as to make them an offer.